D-handle



W. A. READY sept. 143, 1932.

D-HANDLE Filed Sept. 4, 1950 UIE Invezzvi- Wdh/edf; by M/ M, @Wyf/ u dgo Patented Sept. 173, 1932 WILLIAM-A; nEADYgo-FBROOKL'INE, MAssAcIUsE'rTs fn-HAirDLa i l applicati@ med-'september 4,- 1930. sepiarnomsgses;

My 'inventionY aimsl to provide improve"-v ments in D-handles forshovels and the like and the method of assembling the casing-with a stale. f x f 'f Reference is hereby made to adivisional of this application Seriali No. 521,181, filed March 9, 1931;l y In the drawing Yhich illustrate'a'preferred embodiment of` myA invention Figure 41l is an elevationY View of `myinvention showing the'upper end of a split stale incased in a sheet metal casing, parts ofthe casing structure being shown in dotted lines; y Fig. 2 is a View of the' sheetmetal casing before attachment to a stale,-the lower portion being in cross-section to-show the means which holds the parts ofthe casing in assembled relation, the reinforcing portions on the inner flanges being shown in their' positions before being bent';

Fig. 3 is a section taken yon the line 343 of Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is a viewof the lower portion of the metal casing showing one method of Aassembling the stale therewith to bend the reinforcing portion during Vthe assembling'foperation; andV 1 Fig. 5 is a View of the lowerend of one-part co-pending application Serial No. 341,131, filed February 19, 1929.- Since mypresent invention relates to improvements in the casing and a method of assembling thestale with the casing to bend the reinforcing members as a part of the assembly operation vit-Will -notbe necessary to ldescrib'e' in Adetail the vgenera-l construction of the handle and the` method of assembly.v Furthermore, 'my present invern' tion is similar. in construction to my-coas `shown in F igss and14. These 'inwardly i of the casing as Viewed ywhen looking toward` The two parts of the casing areassembiled same as shown and more fully described in my pending'application 'Serial No.- 479,665,1,'led y herewith,- and overwh'ich'fthe presenteiny'ention is an: improvement. Therefore, Ish-all describeonly-so much of my devieeas is neces.; saryfora clearlunderstanding of mypresent invention oVerlthe-devices and methods more l' i fully explained in the applicationsfreferred tovabove.Av Q- f The sheet `metal casing l 1 illustrated in the drawing is formed from tw-olsimilar y`hollow sheet-metal parts `eachof which is' substan# tially 4semi-cylindrical in cross-section and vlis proVidedwith-a-flat face formed by flanges 4, 4fb`en-t inwardly and abutting at the center,

bent flangesl 4,1 4 terminate a substantial f dis- Y tan-ceI from the stale-recevingend of the casing, Figs. 2 and 5,1 thereby leaving thelower p-ortionwop'en so thatwhen the two pieces lare secured together therewill be no partition-1in the centeriof the casing-atthe stale-receiving end thereof, as clearly shown'in Fig-2.' Each casing part f is: also providedl with a Vertical iiarigeat one end of the lower semi-cylindrical portion, while falreinforcing portion 6 isp-rovided Sat-theA lower edge'of thatflan-ge 4 which'isfloc'ated at the opposite? -side'oflthe vertical afXis ofy the casingpart, thei purposes v offwh-ich will be: more fully hereinafter de'- 'scri-bed; 30

together, Fig: 12, in suchy r a manne-r that the flat face of one part faces-the:flatface` of the Vother-part. Furthermore, the flangerofone `.partioverlaps -the cylindricaliportion of the s otheripart, Figi.,v 3, and each iswelded yto se- ,cure theJ parts of the casing infixed assembly. Each reinforcing portion 6 extends below a -flange 4 and projects intoV a spaceiprovided 'by lthe Disha-ped crossesectioir" off-a'- casing 90 part.v These reinforcingportions maybe bent upwardly* and-` against the inner faces of the flangesl4las shown in-Fig.- 1,'v prior 1to insertion -ofl thesplit --stale-y or, as will -here inafter ;b'e=ldescribed, may be bentf as a 'part v95 olfthe: assembly vvoperation. The reinforcing `portions ^6are provided fto prevent-spreading ofthe arms! ofthe 1casing beyond `the lower edges -of the `flanges 4 whentheV casing is 'spread into Y vshaped formation, as shown jin Fig. l.. The reinforcing portions v6 also help to prevent accidental splitting of the stale when the handle is subjected to undue stress, such, for instance, as when the handle is used Vforapry The casing which is illustrated and de-` scribed in-my presentapplicationis decidedly stronger ,adjacent to lthe stale-receivingv end than the casing shown and described above-mentioned co-pending application Serial No. 479,655, because of thearrangement.

of the vertical flanges 5 with relation to the reinforcing portions 6. As above stated each part of the casing hasbeenso constructed that the flange 5 is located below Yone of the`Y foremore durable, reinforcing portions.

The method of assembling the stale 2 with the ca sing'lV is, in general, substantially the same as the methodmore fully illustrated and Y described in connection with my co-pending application Serial No. 341,131. .There is an additional step in the method of assembly of the parts of the present structure, however, inasmuch asthe reinforcing portions may be very readily pressed from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. l by the ends of the arms of the stale 2 when forced into the casing, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. When this method ofv assemblyis followed, the reinforcing portions are clamped tightly between the inner faces of the flanges 4 and the sides of the arms of the stale and are, therefore, back-supported. Y. Y

`My improved D-handle structure is strong,

durable .and relatively inexpensive bothfrom ay standpoint of.` simplicity of construction andreduction in the number of` operations required for assembly of parts of the casing and the'stale therewith, especially when the method of upsetting Hthe reinforcingV portion is followed as abovedescribed.-

lVhile I Vhave illustrated and describedy a preferred embodimentofmy invention, I do knot wish to be limited thereto, because the scope thereofis best defined 'by thet'following A I claim:V Y

l. In a D-handle constructionfor shovels and the like, a metal casing composed of two similar parts secured together and adapted f to receive a stale, each of said casing pieces having a flat inner face portion adjacent to ythe.stale-receiving end, varemforcmg tab exing located Aat one side of the vertical center of the casing piece and a vertical edge flange at the opposite side of the center adjacent to thestale-receiving end of vsaid casing piece and overlapping said other casing piece and vtialdistance from the stale-receiving end of the casing, a reinforcing tab extending from the loweredge of the Vflat face over the lower edgeof theflat` face of the other v piece and against the inner. surface thereofmthereby v to be hooked into engagement' therewitlnsaid reinforcing portion being located 'at Vone side of the vertical center of the casing piece and a vertical edge flange at the opposite side of the center and located between the end of the fiat face and the stale-receivingend of said casing piece and overlapping said other casing piece and rigidly secured thereto.

3. In a D-handle construction for shovels and the like, a metal casing composed of two similarpartssecured together and adapted to receive a stale, each ofsaid casing pieces Vhaving a flat inner face portion adjacent to lthe stale-receiving end formed by ,two flanges having their lower ends terminating in spaced relation to the stale-receiving end of the casing, one of said fianges having areinforcing tab extending from its lower edge and the other beingfree of any extension. y

and a vertical flange extending along one' edge of said piece between the stale-'receiving end and the end of the flangeV free from any xextension,:.thereby permitting said vertical flange and said reinforcing portion being made of such dimensions as may be desired without interfering witlileach other.

4Q A casing for a D-handle structure com-v prising two similar sheet .metal parts each having two flanges providinga flat inner face portionvr adjacent tothe stale-receiving end,

a reinforcing portion extending from the Y' lower edge of one of said flanges at right angles thereto before the casing is vattached to a split stale4 and `adapted to be bent over the edge of a .flange ofthe other part of the casing as -and for the purposes illustrated and described. A l

5. A casing for a D-handle structure coinprising two similar sheet metal. parts each having two 'flanges providing Va flatinner face portion adjacent to the `stale-receiving end, a reinforcing tab extending fromlthe lower edge of one of said flanges at right angles theretoybefore thel casing is attached to a split stale and adapted to be bent over the edge of a flange of the other 'part of the casing as andfor the purposes illustrated and described and` a, verticaloflange on each part overlapping the other part and welded thereto at the stale-receiving end ofA said casing.

6. A casing for a Dhandle structure coniprising two similar sheet metal parts each having two iianges providing a flat inner faceportion, a reinforcing portion extending from the lower edge of one of said iianges at right angles thereto before the casing is attached to a split stale and adapted to be bent over the edge of a flange of the other part of the casing as and for the purposes illustrated and described and a vertical ange on each part overlapping the other part and welded thereto at the stale-receiving end of said casing, the reinforcing portion of one part being located at that side of the centerv of the casing at which the vertical flange of the other part is located as and for the purposes illustrated and described.

7. A sheet metal casing for a D-handle comprising, in combination, two similar parts substantially D-shaped in cross-section throughout the greater portion of their lengths, said parts being secured together adjacent to the stale-receiving end by means of vertical flanges of substantial width welded to opposed parts and reinforcing hooklike ineans provided byl each part adjacent to the upper ends of the iianges and the reinforcing portion of one part being located at that side of the center of the casing at which the vertical flange of the other part is located as and for the purposes illustrated and described. Y Y

8. In a D-handle construction for shovels and the like, a metal part composed of two similar pieces secured together and adapted to be attached to a stale, each of said pieces of the inetal part having opposed inwardly bent flange portions, a reinforcing portion extending from the lower edge of a flange of one of said pieces over a lower edge of a flange of the other piece and against the inner surface thereof, said reinforcing portion be- Y ing located at one side of the vertical center' of the metal part and a vertical edge flange at the opposite side of the center adjacent to the stale-receiving end of said piece and overlapping said other piece and being rigidly secured thereto. y

In testimony whereof, I have signed 1ny name to this specification.

VILLIAM A. READY'. f 

